Opinion Blog: top interacttag:blog.syracuse.com,2014:/opinion/14732013-03-28T13:45:21ZColumnists, Editorials, Letters, Blogs, Cartoons, and MoreMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advanceAd Watch: What do you think of this pro-hydrofracking video?tag:blog.syracuse.com,2013:/opinion//1473.112600672013-09-17T17:31:22Z2013-09-17T17:32:23ZAd shows rancher who concludes hydrofracking is safe.Steve Carlic | scarlic@syracuse.comhttp://connect.syracuse.com/user/scarlic/index.html
Ad shows rancher who concludes hydrofracking is safe.
New study finds high levels of arsenic in groundwater near fracking sitestag:blog.syracuse.com,2013:/opinion//1473.110376812013-08-08T16:10:24Z2014-02-24T13:53:09ZProPublica talks with Brian Fontenot, the study's lead author, about how his team carried out the research and why it matters. ProPublicahttp://connect.syracuse.com/user/syrpropublica/index.html
ProPublica talks with Brian Fontenot, the study's lead author, about how his team carried out the research and why it matters.
Ariel Castro's life sentence plus 1,000 years isn't even close to history's longest prison termtag:blog.syracuse.com,2013:/opinion//1473.109990632013-08-01T14:23:16Z2013-08-01T14:33:51ZTo be sure, 1,000-year sentences aren't handed down very often. When they are, it's usually because the death penalty isn't an option.Slatehttp://connect.syracuse.com/user/syrslate/index.html
To be sure, 1,000-year sentences aren't handed down very often. When they are, it's usually because the death penalty isn't an option.
EPA's abandoned Wyoming fracking study one retreat of manytag:blog.syracuse.com,2013:/opinion//1473.108662202013-07-06T13:14:50Z2014-02-24T13:53:24ZEnvironmentalists see an agency that is systematically disengaging from any research that could be perceived as questioning the safety of fracking or oil drilling.ProPublicahttp://connect.syracuse.com/user/syrpropublica/index.html
Environmentalists see an agency that is systematically disengaging from any research that could be perceived as questioning the safety of fracking or oil drilling.
Summer in the City, Kid Version: A photo essay from Humans of Syracusetag:blog.syracuse.com,2013:/opinion//1473.108346542013-06-30T12:15:07Z2014-10-07T16:02:57ZScenes of regular folks on the streets of Syracuse.Humans of Syracusehttp://connect.syracuse.com/user/HumansofSyracuse/index.html
Scenes of regular folks on the streets of Syracuse.
Latest NSA leak shows how Obama misled the public on surveillance of Americanstag:blog.syracuse.com,2013:/opinion//1473.108192242013-06-26T14:15:32Z2013-06-26T14:15:33ZNewly revealed secret government documents outline how the NSA can sweep up and store Americans' communications.Slatehttp://connect.syracuse.com/user/syrslate/index.html
Newly revealed secret government documents outline how the NSA can sweep up and store Americans' communications.
Top Medicare prescribers rake in speaking fees from drugmakers (ProPublica)tag:blog.syracuse.com,2013:/opinion//1473.108129892013-06-25T16:15:09Z2014-02-24T13:53:39ZEvidence suggests that there is a financial incentive for doctors who receive payments from drug companies to pitch their products.ProPublicahttp://connect.syracuse.com/user/syrpropublica/index.html
Evidence suggests that there is a financial incentive for doctors who receive payments from drug companies to pitch their products.
Four ways the government subsidizes risky coastal rebuildingtag:blog.syracuse.com,2013:/opinion//1473.107765052013-06-19T15:24:56Z2014-02-24T13:53:52ZCritics say paying to restore beaches year after year is one of a number of ways the government subsidizes less-than-smart development.ProPublicahttp://connect.syracuse.com/user/syrpropublica/index.html
Critics say paying to restore beaches year after year is one of a number of ways the government subsidizes less-than-smart development.
Four years ago Obama promised to investigate Afghan massacre; has anything happened since?tag:blog.syracuse.com,2013:/opinion//1473.106956082013-06-05T14:28:01Z2014-02-24T13:54:23ZHuman rights advocates have long said the responsibility for a comprehensive investigation lies with the U.S.ProPublicahttp://connect.syracuse.com/user/syrpropublica/index.html
Human rights advocates have long said the responsibility for a comprehensive investigation lies with the U.S.
First bike stolen from New York bike-sharing programtag:blog.syracuse.com,2013:/opinion//1473.106504142013-05-29T15:41:30Z2013-05-29T16:07:31ZPoll: Do you think a bike-share program would work in Syracuse?Slatehttp://connect.syracuse.com/user/syrslate/index.html
Poll: Do you think a bike-share program would work in Syracuse?
Gallup: Majority of Americans say the federal government has too much powertag:blog.syracuse.com,2013:/opinion//1473.106441492013-05-28T13:32:30Z2013-05-28T13:33:33ZAt least half of Americans since 2005 have said the federal government has too much power.syracuse.com | The Post-Standardhttp://connect.syracuse.com/user/syrsyrcom/index.html
At least half of Americans since 2005 have said the federal government has too much power.
To drill or not drill: The coming American oil boom is bad news for Saudi Arabiatag:blog.syracuse.com,2013:/opinion//1473.106440842013-05-28T13:09:43Z2013-05-28T13:14:05ZHow the kingdom responds to the changing energy landscape could very well determine if it survives. Foreign Policyhttp://connect.syracuse.com/user/syrfp/index.html
How the kingdom responds to the changing energy landscape could very well determine if it survives.
6 facts lost in the IRS scandal (ProPublica)tag:blog.syracuse.com,2013:/opinion//1473.106144792013-05-23T13:54:22Z2014-02-24T13:54:40ZA list of need-to-know facts on social welfare nonprofits, also known as dark money groups because they don't have to disclose their donors.ProPublicahttp://connect.syracuse.com/user/syrpropublica/index.html
A list of need-to-know facts on social welfare nonprofits, also known as dark money groups because they don't have to disclose their donors.
Will arresting people who aren't very drunk reduce drunk-driving fatalities?tag:blog.syracuse.com,2013:/opinion//1473.105576262013-05-15T17:40:33Z2013-05-15T17:55:34ZAt some point there needs to be a cutoff at which society says, "hand over the keys, you're drunk." But it's not clear that 0.05 is that level.Slatehttp://connect.syracuse.com/user/syrslate/index.html
At some point there needs to be a cutoff at which society says, "hand over the keys, you're drunk." But it's not clear that 0.05 is that level.
Mother's Day 2013: 'Many nights I've cried and called out to the Lord to help me'tag:blog.syracuse.com,2013:/opinion//1473.104776082013-05-12T11:36:47Z2013-05-13T13:45:16ZA student at the Institute of Technology at Syracuse Central interviews his mother about her life.Special to syracuse.comhttp://connect.syracuse.com/user/syracusespecial/index.html
A student at the Institute of Technology at Syracuse Central interviews his mother about her life.
Nullification: How states are making it a felony to enforce federal gun lawstag:blog.syracuse.com,2013:/opinion//1473.104718672013-05-02T19:15:15Z2014-02-24T13:54:57ZThe Supreme Court rejected nullification in 1958, after Southern states tried to use the concept to avoid desegregating public schools.ProPublicahttp://connect.syracuse.com/user/syrpropublica/index.html
The Supreme Court rejected nullification in 1958, after Southern states tried to use the concept to avoid desegregating public schools.
For the Record: Teachers union leader Randi Weingarten's speech on standardized tests and evaluationstag:blog.syracuse.com,2013:/opinion//1473.104558252013-04-30T14:26:19Z2013-04-30T14:27:32ZThese standards, which hold such potential to create deeper learning, are instead creating a serious backlash.syracuse.com | The Post-Standardhttp://connect.syracuse.com/user/syrsyrcom/index.html
These standards, which hold such potential to create deeper learning, are instead creating a serious backlash.
Take the Saturday News Quiz: April 27, 2013tag:blog.syracuse.com,2013:/opinion//1473.104319142013-04-27T11:31:14Z2013-04-27T11:31:49ZTasty, but bad for you!syracuse.com | The Post-Standardhttp://connect.syracuse.com/user/syrsyrcom/index.html
Tasty, but bad for you!
Syracuse.com about to become more animated with Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Mark Fioretag:blog.syracuse.com,2013:/opinion//1473.104156272013-04-25T11:15:07Z2013-04-25T11:15:50ZHe started cartooning with the San Francisco Chronicle in the mid-90s, and will be featured Thursdays on syracuse.com starting today.Sarah Taddeo | Contributing writerhttp://connect.syracuse.com/user/staddeo/index.html
He started cartooning with the San Francisco Chronicle in the mid-90s, and will be featured Thursdays on syracuse.com starting today.
Head Bangers: A political animation by Mark Fioretag:blog.syracuse.com,2013:/opinion//1473.104146532013-04-25T11:14:07Z2013-05-09T14:59:38ZYour friendly cavemen, Ogg and Uck are back! This time they're explaining the pain of fossil fuels and emissions. A Mark Fiore political animation.Mark Fiore | Special to syracuse.comhttp://connect.syracuse.com/user/markfiore/index.html
Your friendly cavemen, Ogg and Uck are back! This time they're explaining the pain of fossil fuels and emissions. A Mark Fiore political animation.